| Author | Message | ||
     Dwp138 |
Got back from a ride yesterday afternoon , and noticed one of the rear sprocket bolts backed all the way out , and slapped the swing arm , damaging my wheel. All the other bolts are loose on the sprocket also. I bought the bike around 4,000 miles ago. The guy I got it from owns a shop , and replaced the tires before the sale. He claims you do not need to remove the rear sprocket for a tire change , and that the bolts must have been installed without loctite from birth. What do you guys think?? He is blaming the issue on the bike being a Harley/Buell... I don't recall re-torquing the sprockets as part of the maintenance , have any of you had this issue? If that sprocket would have come off while in a turn at 7-8kr rpms , I probably would not be here right now. | ||
| Jdugger |
> He claims you do not need to remove the rear sprocket for a tire change He's correct. > and that the bolts must have been installed without loctite from birth. Perhaps. The OEM fasteners have a locking compound on them and are supposed to be a one-time-use fastener. So this would be unusual, but maybe not impossible. I think it would be hard to know. I've personally never had a pulley or sprocket fastener back out or even come loose, but I loctite blue the crap out of them. | ||
| Stirz007 |
On some tire machines, yes - but not all. Pirelli guy at the track can do changes with pulley on, no problem. | ||
| Wobbles |
I have a coats 220 tire changer, and you must remove the rear pulley. Looks like I need to pull the bolts and locktite them. | ||
| Jdugger |
And get a decent tire changer! The no-mar is fine. I cannot imagine having to remove the pulley for a tire change. What a PITA! | ||
| Oldog |
I have a coats 220 tire changer, and you must remove the rear pulley. Turn it over? } | ||
| Jdugger |
It can be hard to change a tire with the pulley on top because it's so big you can't get the angle you need with the tire tool. | ||
| Tommymac92 |
I was figuring the same thing, with my track bikes I would pull the sprocket assembly off. I have been spoiled with my street bikes, both my future and triumph have single sided swing arms so no issue with the sprockets. I am also using a no mar | ||
| Cutty72 |
Yup, I learned that last weekend, pulley on top makes it difficult at best to get the new rubber on. Flip it over and it goes on easy. No-Mar here as well. |
